Stan’s practice concentrates in construction and design law, real estate and development law, construction defect and design liability defense, insurance and surety defense, business law, employment law, and commercial litigation. He has successfully represented and defended real estate developers, construction and design-build firms, architects, engineers and design professionals, insurance and surety companies, business and commercial clients in a variety of complex multi-party litigation situations.
Stan is admitted to practice in all courts of the State of Utah, the Utah Supreme Court, the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Utah, the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the United States Federal Circuit Court in Washington D.C. He also represents clients in arbitration, mediation and other alternative dispute resolution settings.
Professional Associations
- Associated General Contractors of America
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Member
- Construction Lawyers Society of America, Member
- Construction Defect & Dispute Conference, Attorney of the Year, 2016
- Chair, Utah State Bar, Construction Law Section, 2005-2006
- National Association of Home Builders, former member, Construction Law Attorney Forum
- Independent Electrical Contractors Association
Professional Recognitions & Awards
- “AV” rated with Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics
- Recognized in Utah Business Magazine’s “Utah Legal Elite”
- Recognized as a Mountain States Super Lawyer by Mountain States Super Lawyers magazine
Education
- University of Utah, J.D., 1986
- Utah Law Review
- William H. Leary Scholar
- American Jurisprudence Award, Area of Negligence and Liability
- University of Utah, B.A., Finance, 1983, Cum Laude
Admissions
- Utah State Bar, 1986
- U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 1986
- Utah Supreme Court, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Federal Circuits, 1988
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1988
- Wyoming State Bar, 2004